| 【tach, stake】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "tach." It carries the basic meaning of "stake," "attach," and "nail." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "tach, stake"]
attach ****[1772] If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object.
attachment **[4101] If you have an attachment to someone or something, you are fond of them or loyal to them.
attack ****[1174] An attack of an illness is a short period in which you suffer badly from it.
detach ☆[5382] If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
stack **[4293] A stack of things is a pile of them.
stake **[3833] The stakes involved in a contest or a risky action are the things that can be gained or lost.
[WORD ROOT]root tach
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] stack, stake, tach
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) tach
[MEANING]root stake, attach, nail
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Frankish】 stakka stick
- 【French】 tach a nail
- 【Italian】 stacca [akin to Old English staca] stake
- 【Old English】 staca [from Frankish stakka, Proto-Germanic *stako/*stakon] pin, tack, stake
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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attach ★★★★[1772] verb from attach 〈 stack
【DEFINITION】 If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object.
【Declension/Conjugation】 attached, attached, attaching, attaches
【ROOTs】 ⑴ at(ad); to, toward ⑵ tach; nail, stake, attach
【Etymology】 《Old English staca》 [from Frankish stakka, Proto-Germanic *stako/*stakon] pin, tack, stake
【First Known Meaning】 to take or seize (property or goods) by law
【DERIVATIVEs】 attachable, attacher, attachment, attach
attachment ★★[4101] noun from attach 〈 stack
【DEFINITION】 If you have an attachment to someone or something, you are fond of them or loyal to them.
【pl.】 attachments
【COMPOSITION】 attach + ment
【ROOTs】 ⑴ at(ad); to, toward ⑵ tach; nail, stake, attach ⑶ ment; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English staca》 [from Frankish stakka, Proto-Germanic *stako/*stakon] pin, tack, stake
【First Known Meaning】 arrest of a person on judicial warrant
【DERIVATIVEs】 attachable, attacher, attachment, attach
attack ★★★★[1174] noun from attack 〈 stack
【DEFINITION】 An attack of an illness is a short period in which you suffer badly from it.
【pl.】 attacks
【SYNONYM】 assault
【ROOTs】 ⑴ at(on); on, in ⑵ tack(tach); stake, attach, nail
【Etymology】 《Italian attacco》 an attack
【First Known Meaning】 violent onset, a falling on with violence and force,
【DERIVATIVEs】 attackable, attacker, attack
detach ☆[5382] verb from detach 〈 stack
【DEFINITION】 If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
【Declension/Conjugation】 detached, detached, detaching, detaches
【ROOTs】 ⑴ de(dis); away, spart, apart ⑵ tach; nail, stake, attach
【Etymology】 《Old English staca》 [from Frankish stakka, Proto-Germanic *stako/*stakon] pin, tack, stake
【First Known Meaning】 unfasten, disunite; separate for a special purpose or service
【DERIVATIVEs】 detachability, detachable, detacher, detachment, detach
stack ★★[4293] noun from stack
【DEFINITION】 A stack of things is a pile of them.
【pl.】 stacks
【ROOTs】 stack(tach); stack
【Etymology】 《Old English staca》 [from Frankish stakka, Proto-Germanic *stako/*stakon] pin, tack, stake
【First Known Meaning】 pile, heap, or group of things
【DERIVATIVEs】 stackable, stacker, stack
stake ★★[3833] noun from stake 〈 stack
【DEFINITION】 The stakes involved in a contest or a risky action are the things that can be gained or lost.
【pl.】 stakes
【SYNONYM】 GRUBSTAKE
【ROOTs】 stake(tach); stake
【Etymology】 《Old English staca》 [from Frankish stakka, Proto-Germanic *stako/*stakon] pin, tack, stake
【First Known Meaning】 ① pointed stick or post; stick of wood sharpened at one end for driving into the ground ② that which is placed at hazard as a wager
Other words containing "tach, stake"; haystack
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
swim
surger
surg, source
sure
super-
sun
sume, sumpt-
sum
stud
struct-
